Vermont Golden Dome List

Middle School readers rejoice: The new Vermont Golden Dome list (formerly the Dorothy Canfield Fisher list) for 2022-23 has been announced!

The books on this list have undergone a rigorous vetting process, read & ruminated on & reviewed by librarians, teachers & booksellers across the state of Vermont. The 25 titles on this list are fiction, nonfiction, & graphic novels that were deemed, by this Vermont panel, the best books for this age group published in 2021/2.

Take a look at what made the cut this year - voting for your favorites starts on April 4th 2023!

Vermont Book Award Winners for 2021-2022! - Jeudevine Memorial Library

Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations #1) By B. B. Alston Cover Image

Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations #1) (Paperback)

By B. B. Alston
$11.99
ISBN: 9780062975171
Availability: Should Be On Our Shelves Now
Published: Balzer + Bray - January 4th, 2022
Willodeen By Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illustrator) Cover Image

Willodeen (Hardcover)

By Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250147400
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-5 Days
Published: Feiwel & Friends - September 7th, 2021
Obie Is Man Enough By Schuyler Bailar Cover Image

Obie Is Man Enough (Hardcover)

By Schuyler Bailar
$17.99
ISBN: 9780593379462
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-5 Days
Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - September 7th, 2021
Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica By Rebecca E. F. Barone Cover Image

Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica (Paperback)

By Rebecca E. F. Barone
$12.99
ISBN: 9781250866073
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Published: Square Fish - January 10th, 2023
Flight of the Puffin By Ann Braden Cover Image

Flight of the Puffin (Paperback)

By Ann Braden
$8.99
ISBN: 9781984816085
Availability: Should Be On Our Shelves Now
Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - August 30th, 2022
An Occasionally Happy Family By Cliff Burke Cover Image

An Occasionally Happy Family (Paperback)

By Cliff Burke
$7.99
ISBN: 9780063286672
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-5 Days
Published: Clarion Books - February 7th, 2023
Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero By Saadia Faruqi Cover Image

Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero (Paperback)

By Saadia Faruqi
$7.99
ISBN: 9780062943231
Availability: Should Be On Our Shelves Now
Published: Quill Tree Books - September 13th, 2022
Starfish By Lisa Fipps Cover Image

Starfish (Hardcover)

By Lisa Fipps
$17.99
ISBN: 9781984814500
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-5 Days
Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - March 9th, 2021
Alone By Megan E. Freeman Cover Image

Alone (Paperback)

By Megan E. Freeman
$8.99
ISBN: 9781534467576
Availability: Should Be On Our Shelves Now
Published: Aladdin - May 3rd, 2022
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The Last Cuentista By Donna Barba Higuera Cover Image

The Last Cuentista (Hardcover)

By Donna Barba Higuera
$18.99
ISBN: 9781646140893
Availability: Should Be On Our Shelves Now
Published: Levine Querido - October 12th, 2021
The Legend of Auntie Po By Shing Yin Khor Cover Image

The Legend of Auntie Po (Paperback)

By Shing Yin Khor
$13.99
ISBN: 9780525554899
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-5 Days
Published: Kokila - June 15th, 2021
Red, White, and Whole: A Newbery Honor Award Winner By Rajani LaRocca Cover Image

Red, White, and Whole: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Hardcover)

By Rajani LaRocca
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063047426
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-5 Days
Published: Quill Tree Books - February 2nd, 2021
A Snake Falls to Earth By Darcie Little Badger Cover Image

A Snake Falls to Earth (Hardcover)

By Darcie Little Badger
$18.99
ISBN: 9781646140923
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-5 Days
Published: Levine Querido - November 23rd, 2021
Thanks a Lot, Universe By Chad Lucas Cover Image

Thanks a Lot, Universe (Paperback)

By Chad Lucas
$8.99
ISBN: 9781419751035
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-5 Days
Published: Amulet Paperbacks - April 19th, 2022
The Lost Language By Claudia Mills Cover Image

The Lost Language (Paperback)

By Claudia Mills
$8.99
ISBN: 9780823452507
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-5 Days
Published: Margaret Ferguson Books - November 1st, 2022
Pony By R. J. Palacio Cover Image

Pony (Hardcover)

By R. J. Palacio
$17.99
ISBN: 9780553508116
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - September 28th, 2021
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Sonja Cherry-Paul (Adapted by), Rachelle Baker (Illustrator) Cover Image

Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Sonja Cherry-Paul (Adapted by), Rachelle Baker (Illustrator)
$15.99
ISBN: 9780316167581
Availability: Should Be On Our Shelves Now
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May 11th, 2021
Amber and Clay By Laura Amy Schlitz, Julia Iredale (Illustrator) Cover Image

Amber and Clay (Paperback)

By Laura Amy Schlitz, Julia Iredale (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781536228144
Availability: Should Be On Our Shelves Now
Published: Candlewick - September 6th, 2022
Just Like That By Gary D. Schmidt Cover Image

Just Like That (Hardcover)

By Gary D. Schmidt
$16.99
ISBN: 9780544084773
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Published: Clarion Books - January 5th, 2021
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown By Steve Sheinkin Cover Image

Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown (Hardcover)

By Steve Sheinkin
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250149015
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - September 7th, 2021
The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy By Anne Ursu Cover Image

The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy (Paperback)

By Anne Ursu
$7.99
ISBN: 9780062275134
Availability: Should Be On Our Shelves Now
Published: Walden Pond Press - December 6th, 2022
Erik Vs. Everything By Christina Uss Cover Image

Erik Vs. Everything (Hardcover)

By Christina Uss
$16.99
ISBN: 9780358126713
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Published: Clarion Books - August 3rd, 2021
Lotería By Karla Arenas Valenti, Dana Sanmar (Illustrator) Cover Image

Lotería (Paperback)

By Karla Arenas Valenti, Dana Sanmar (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780593176993
Availability: Should Be On Our Shelves Now
Published: Yearling - January 31st, 2023
Katie the Catsitter: (A Graphic Novel) By Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue (Illustrator) Cover Image

Katie the Catsitter: (A Graphic Novel) (Paperback)

By Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue (Illustrator)
$13.99
ISBN: 9781984895639
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Published: Random House Graphic - January 5th, 2021
The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain By Eugene Yelchin, Eugene Yelchin (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Hardcover)

By Eugene Yelchin, Eugene Yelchin (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781536215526
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Published: Candlewick - October 12th, 2021